Welcome to Floral Park ...

The village of Floral Park is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floral Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Floral Park has a population of 15,832 people<2> (see below for details).

Floral Park is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Floral Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Floral Park ...

Official Website: www.fpvillage.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Floral Park had an population of 15,832 people. This is a decrease of 0.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Floral Park had a population of 15,863 people. This makes Floral Park the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Floral Park represents 0.08% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 152nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,863 people, the population of Floral Park has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,967 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Floral Park.

Communities Also Named Floral Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Floral Park: This one is located in Nassau County and the other is located in Queens County.

Beyond New York, there are 8 communities that are also named Floral Park - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Montana, New Jersey and Ontario (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Floral Park.

Communities near Floral Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Floral Park.

• New York
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Jersey City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• New Rochelle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• West New York
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Hoboken
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Floral Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Floral Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Floral Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floral Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Floral Park. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Floral Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floral Park ...

Looking for more information about Floral Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Floral Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Floral Park.

Adding Floral Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floral Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Floral Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Floral Park post office opened in 1887.

We also found Floral Park on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floral Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Floral Park: www.fpvillage.org/

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/